Improvement in shade-holders



E. BLACKMAN.

, SHADE-HOLDER. No.183,6 27. Patented Oct.24.-,1876.

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N4 FEIERS, PHfiTO-LITHUGRAPNER, WASHINGTON. D G.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

EBENEZER BLAGKMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHADE-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 183,627, dated October24, 1876; application filed January 26, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EBENEZER BLAGKMAN, of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Shade-Holders, and that the following is a fulland exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in construeting and attaching ashade-holder in such a manner that the lamp can be removed for thepurpose of trimming or filling without removing either shade or holder.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shadeholder. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe shade-holder attached to the base with lamp and shade ready to bescrewed onto the fixture.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my shade-holder of wire or other suitable metal. The wiresfor the support of the shade, being three or more in number, arefastened into a base-piece, A, as shown in Fig. 2. The wires for thesupport of the shade are made of various shapes, so as to conform to theshape of the different lamps and shades used, and allow the lamps to betaken out without removing the shade-holder or shade. The upper end ofthe wire is bent to receive the edge of the shade, as shown at B,Fig. 1. The base is made of metal, taped and threaded at its lower end,so that it can be screwed onto the ordinary gas or lamp fixture. Theupper end 0, Fig. 1, is provided with a locking device or the ordinaryglobe or lamp-fastener.

Operation: Screw the base with the Wiresupports and shade on theordinary gas or lamp fixture; then pass the lamp between the supports upunder the shade, and lock or fasten it. It is then ready for use.

The advantage of this shade-holder over those now in use is, that youcan remove your lamp for trimming, filling, or putting in new wick whenit is used on the ordinary gas or lamp pendants or-brackets, withoutdisturbing your shade or holder. The presentmode of supporting shadesand holders is to rest them on the top of the lamp instead of under it,which make it necessary to remove the shade and holder in trimming orputting new wick in the lamp.

Having thus fully described my improved shade-holder, what I claim asnew therein, and desire to secure Letters Patent, is-

1. A shade-holder, constructed with metal supports bent or formed at oneend to receive a shade, and fastened into a base-piece at the other end,said base-piece being constructed so as to attach to the ordinary gas orlamp fixture, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the base A with the Wire-supports and shade andlamp, when arranged and operated as described.

EBENEZER BLAGKMAN.

Witnesses:

JACOB DU BOIS, S. T. MGDOUGALL.

